About Us
BGC Engineering Inc. (BGC) is an international applied earth sciences
professional services firm. We are proud of our talented team of over 700
employees, spanning the fields of Engineering, Geoscience, Software,
Geomatics, Data Science, Accounting, Administration, Health & Safety
and Human Resources.? Alongside our clients and industry
partners, BGC works collaboratively as One Team', dedicated to
solving the world's most critical applied earth science challenges.
The Role
BGC is seeking a Senior Geochemist or Hydrogeochemist with an expert
understanding of water quality, metal leaching (ML) and acid rock
drainage (ARD) theory and practice. The successful candidate will join our
rapidly growing team of geochemical specialists and have a leadership role in
advancing the strategic vision and direction of the Geochemistry Team. In
addition to this strategic alignment, the candidate will work closely with
project managers, engineers, and geoscientists across BGC on large
multi-disciplinary projects as well as geochemistry-focused projects. The
ideal candidate will help to anchor the geochemistry team at BGC, providing
guidance, technical knowledge and leadership, and mentorship as we
continue to advance our state of practice and develop the geochemistry team at
This position can be based at any of BGC's Canadian or US office locations.
Responsibilities
Act as technical lead and/or technical reviewer on project scope design and
interpretation for metal leaching and acid rock drainage (ML/ARD),
water quality, source term development and predictive water quality modeling
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Integrate with hydrogeology and hydrology teams on coupled water balance and
water quality modeling projects
Manage projects, including proposals, budgets, schedules, staffing and scopes
Collaborate within multi-disciplinary teams
Supervise, train, and mentor junior and intermediate staff in the field
and office
Participate in business development and identify new opportunities,
promoting BGCs capacity for undertaking innovative and advanced
hydrogeochemical projects
Present results to internal and external groups
Author or co-author reports
Work with client and partner representatives
Travel as required to North and South American remote sites to support junior
team members, gain familiarity of project sites, and serve our clients
Help promote BGC vision, values and culture amongst BGC staff
Required Education & Professional Standing
Graduate degree in chemistry, geochemistry, geology, hydrogeology,
geological engineering, or related discipline
Registered professional, P.Geo. or P.Eng. with EGBC or similar association
Required Experience
10+ years of experience in metal leaching and acid rock drainage
assessments, water quality assessments, and predictive water quality
modeling projects
Experience contributing to various stages of the environmental assessment and
permitting phases of a project, including: bulk sample programs,
environmental applications, permitting, water quality
modeling/prediction, management and closure planning
Experience with the design of monitoring programs, interpretation of data
from geochemical static and kinetic programs, from scoping level to
feasibility; from Environmental Assessment through permitting; and from
operations through closure/remediation
Familiar with a variety of geochemical and hydrological modeling platforms
including PHREEQC, Geochemists Workbench, HYDRUS, MODFLOW and/or GoldSim
Experience using water quality and geochemical data to develop water quality
models, set permit limits or similar thresholds/criteria, and develop a
variety of operational monitoring plans
Required Competencies
Strong foundation in low temperature geochemistry, water quality, ML/ARD
theory and practice
Able to work efficiently with large datasets using database management
programs such as EQWIN or EQuIS, Microsoft Access
Proficient in technical w iting; able to present, prepare and review reports
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Strong leadership and project management skills
Able to communicate with clients, understand their project goals and apply
that understanding to project work
Experience with mentoring/teaching or leading teams of junior/intermediate
staff is expected
Strong familiarity with a Canadian provincial regulatory environment, as it
relates to metal mining project submissions for Environmental Assessment
and/or permitting is expected
Position Requirements
Drug & Alcohol Testing
To ensure we meet our client's compliance requirements and our workplace
health and safety commitments, BGC has a drug and alcohol policy that
applies to this position. The policy states that an employee may be required
to take a drug and alcohol test prior to engaging in field work. This testing
could be requested within an employee's first week or in the future, as
required. It is important to note that some clients also require random drug
and alcohol testing, and/or testing in the event of a health and safety
accident or incident.